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How to Make Sense of the Complex Modern Grocery Retail Landscape 

Retail TouchPoints

As consumers look to save money on takeaways and eating out, grocery retailers can be the quiet winners during an economic downturn. The pandemic trend of following food influencers on Instagram and TikTok and re-creating their recipes hasn’t waned and continues to drive consumer grocery purchasing habits.

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How Walmart, PepsiCo and Brooks Running are Making Strides in Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Individuals and companies are finding that they can apply the lens of sustainability to virtually any part of their operations — from the raw materials used to make products to how those products are packed for shipping to handling the waste that comes from unsold food.

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Five ways to reduce operating costs in your retail business

Inside Retail

Cost of living pressures, supply chain issues, weak consumer confidence, interest rate hikes and reduced retail spending are all making retail a tough business to be in at the moment. Reduce advertising costs Nothing is more frustrating for a consumer than looking for a product online, to find it’s out of stock.

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Changes to isolation requirements for critical workers divide the industry

Inside Retail

The issue is perhaps most evident at the nation’s biggest supermarkets, where shelves of fresh produce are once again bare, not because of panic-buying customers, but because of the high numbers of people in the supply chain in isolation. Of those surveyed, 76 per cent said they currently have staff in isolation due to Covid-19 exposure.

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Woolworths taps into ‘endless aisle’ with Everyday Market

Inside Retail

Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, is looking to increase its relevance to consumers through a new online marketplace it launched this week. He thinks Woolworths will start out by targeting its supermarket and Big W shoppers before widening the net. A rival for Catch Group.

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Sustainability Update: eBay to Sell ‘Imperfect’ Apparel in UK, Adore Me Launches Sustainable Fashion Marketplace

Retail TouchPoints

Conscious consumption is on the rise and two big names in retail have launched new programs to tap into the consumer appetite to shop sustainably. eBay UK describes its new “ Imperfects ” program as “the fashion equivalent to supermarkets’ wonky veg initiatives.” ”

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Superette cannabis dispensary in Toronto resembles a retro grocery store

Dezeen

The shop is located within a complex made from shipping containers. Aiming to make "buying cannabis as enjoyable as consuming it", the company has prioritised creating products and retail environments that have a nostalgic feel. There is no menu at SuperMarket," the team said. A checkerboard floor defines the space.